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Dog Days of Summer Are Here!

Posted on June 5th, 2013

Summer break is finally upon us. Whether you are a native Texan or you’ve just moved here, it’s always good to have a quick refresher on heat-surviving tips. If you have outdoor pets, make sure they have plenty of water and a shaded area. If you can, let them stay indoors from 10 am to 6 pm. If they must stay outside, be sure they don’t bed near the condenser or urinate on it. It can get clogged with pet hair and dog urine will void any warranty you have. Make sure to keep if free of pet hair, pollen and bugs. Keep a bottle of ant spray and check your condenser regularly, as ants can loosen electrical components and cause your system to fail. And, as ALWAYS, never leave a child or pet in a hot car, even for just one minute.

Should you have issues with your air conditioner, take advantage of our June money-saving offers. For ONLY $69 you can get a service call PLUS one pound of FREE Freon! Government regulations have really upped the price of Freon, so this is a good chance to get your system topped off and keep cash in your wallet. Anyone can take advantage of this offer!

As always, we are offering $25 off to new customers only with any service repair. Coupon must be presented at time of service and is not valid with any other offer.

Also, as Trane TCS dealers, we have exclusive offers that we can pass the savings to you! We are offering no interest for 15 months (WAC) through Wells Fargo on Trane qualifying systems. Give us a call today at 972-420-1700 to schedule your service call or estimate!

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Categories: Air Conditioner Repair, Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Service, Coupons, Flower Mound TX Air Conditioning, New Systems, TRANE Specialists

Tax Break on Energy Star Equipment! One Weekend Only!

Posted on May 15th, 2013

May is National Home Improvement Month. It also hosts a very important sales tax break. Texas shoppers can get a break from state and local sales tax on purchases of certain energy-efficient products. The 2013 ENERGY STAR sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. (after midnight) on Saturday, May 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013 (Memorial Day).

The products qualifying for the exemption are:

Air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less
Refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less
Ceiling fans
Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
Clothes washers
Dishwashers
Dehumidifiers
Programmable thermostats*

All qualifying products will display the Energy Star logo on the product or its packaging. Only the products listed will be eligible for the exemption. Other products not on the list are not eligible even though they may have an Energy Star designation.

PLUS – Save even more money with Trane rebates! Factory rebates from Trane include up to $1250 cash back or take advantage of no interest for 60 months with regular 3.5% monthly payments on qualifying systems (WAC) good through May 31^st. That said; you could get a new system for a fraction of the cost!

If you are interested in purchasing a new system, please give us a call at our office at 972-420-1700. Southern Comfort Mechanical is here to serve all of your “going green” needs!

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* ENERGY STAR specification of programmable thermostats was suspended on December 31, 2009; however, any existing stock of ENERGY STAR labeled programmable thermostats offered for sale by retailers is still eligible for the exemption.

Categories: Air Conditioning, Energy Efficiency, Flower Mound TX Air Conditioning, New Systems, Promotions

Is Your AC System Frozen Up? Helpful DIY Tips

Posted on May 1st, 2013

After a long, hard day at work, the last thing you want to come home to is a hot house. If your air conditioner is blowing warm air, check to see if your system is “frozen up.” Go to your evaporator coil, which is typically located in the attic or hall closet. If you see ice, here are a few tips to help pin point the problem and to know what to financially expect.

First, you need to thaw it out. Turn your air conditioner off and your fan on. Be sure to have a bucket or pan to catch the water from it thawing out.

While the coil is thawing out, check your air filter. If it’s dirty and 100% clogged, you may have identified the problem. Remove the filter and go get a new one. Be sure to get the correct size. Once home, put the filter in. Do not turn on the system until it is completely thawed. Once it is, turn it back on. If the air conditioner comes on and cool air is coming out, you’ve saved yourself a service call. If starts, but freezes up again it’s in all likelihood that you have low refrigerant. If you never heard the indoor fan motor come on at all, then it is your motor.

In order to avoid any of these common problems, preventative maintenance is key. Give Southern Comfort Mechanical a call at 972-420-1700 and schedule your check up today!

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Categories: AC Preventative Maintenance, Air Conditioner Preventative Maintenance, air conditioning maintenance, Flower Mound TX Air Conditioning, Highland Village TX AC Repair, HVAC Preventative Maintenance

Save Now, Save Later!

Posted on March 8th, 2013

Have you been putting off getting a new air conditioning system for your home because it can be quite costly? Well now is the time to make that investment! With the government tax credits and factory rebates, combined with your 2012 tax return, you can get your brand new A/C and heating system for an extremely low price.

Factory rebates from Trane include up to $1250 cash back or take advantage of no interest for 60 months with regular 3.5% monthly payments on qualifying systems (WAC) in the months of March through May.

Going green saves you green! According to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, buying a new air conditioner with a seasonal energy efficiency rating (SEER) of 16, to replace an older one rated at 10, can half the cost of cooling that room.

You can get up to a $500 federal tax credit with new energy-efficient air conditioner systems. Minimum efficiency to qualify:

$300 for Heat Pump System Requirements:

Split System: 15 Seer, 12.5 EER & 8.5 HSPF

$300 for Central Air Conditioner Requirements:

Split System 16 SEER (13 EER)

$150 Natural Gas Furnace: 95% AFUE

$50 Efficient Indoor Fan: See specific Tax Law for qualifications

As you can see, now is the time to make the investment for your comfort. Southern Comfort Mechanical is your premiere choice air conditioning company for Lewisville and surrounding areas. Call 972-420-1700 for a free estimate and start saving money now!

Categories: Air Conditioning, Coppell TX AC, Coupons, Energy Efficiency, Flower Mound TX Air Conditioning, New Systems, Promotions, TRANE Specialists

Why Choose Southern Comfort Mechanical?

Posted on February 28th, 2013

It can be challenging to find a heating and air conditioning contractor that you can trust to service the HVAC systems in your Flower Mound home. At Southern Comfort Mechanical, we’re confident that our company meets the highest standards of service in the HVAC industry. We’re pleased to offer these key indicators that demonstrate why it’s a great decision to choose us for all of your heating and cooling needs.

Qualified HVAC Technicians

Service Guarantees

Licensed, insured, and certified, our professional service technicians are highly skilled experts who continue ongoing training to ensure that they’re up to date on all the latest technologies, methodologies, and products in the HVAC field. Our techs have received certification from industry leaders like Trane and Amana so you know that they have the skills to install, repair, and service the very best products in your home.

Emergency Services

At Southern Comfort Mechanical, we understand that some repairs just can’t wait until regular business hours for service. For your convenience, our professional technicians are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Superior Customer Service

Because your home comfort is always our first priority, we offer a written guarantee that you’ll be 100% satisfied with all the work that we perform in your home. Our clean-cut technicians arrive at your door wearing shoe covers and make sure that everything is cleaned and vacuumed after every job.

When it comes to superior service, we go the extra mile when installing a new HVAC system in your home by including a free professional carpet cleaning after the work is completed.

The best time to choose a heating contractor is before you’re pressed into finding a Flower Mound heating company quickly for an emergency heater repair. Fortunately, whether you need to get a broken heater fixed immediately or you simply want to schedule a seasonal heating system tune-up, you can trust the experts at Southern Comfort Mechanical for professional service every time. We invite you to call us today at 972-420-1700 for all of your heating and air conditioning needs.

Categories: Heating

Protect Your Energy Bills with Insulation This Summer

Posted on February 20th, 2013

Attic Insulation While most homeowners associate insulation with the year’s colder months, properly insulating your home is just as important in the summer as it is in the winter. When you use your air conditioner, the cool air can escape quickly if your house has leaks. Because the cool air that escapes needs to be replaced to sustain the pre-set temperature, your air conditioner can end up working twice as hard as it should. Since any extra energy consumption is reflected on your energy bills, it’s very important to get yours under control throughout the year.

If you are struggling with expensive energy bills, our team at Southern Comfort Mechanical can help you find the source of the problem. While calling experts is always the best course of action, there are a few tips you can follow in the meantime to insulate your home before the beginning of the summer season.

Find problem areas. Before you can insulate your home, you have to locate problem spots like gaps and air leaks. Do a thorough inspection of your windows, electrical outlets, wires, fans, vents and doors. To make sure that you don’t miss any leaks, contact a professional Coppell heating company to schedule an energy assessment test and inspection.
Insulate your attic. Heat rises, so proper attic insulation is extremely important. When heat becomes trapped in your attic in the summer, it can warm up the entire structure of your house. You can find instructions for insulating your attic online, but keep in mind that it’s a difficult project. If you’ve never worked with insulation materials before, you should strongly consider hiring a professional service.
Seal your doors and windows. You can insulate your doors and windows with weather-stripping materials from your local home improvement store.
Keep your air conditioner in good shape. Regular air conditioning maintenance will help you improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your home cooling system.

Improvements like air conditioning maintenance and attic insulation can certainly make a big difference in lowering your energy bills, but it’s easy to miss big problem spots if you don’t any construction experience. At Southern Comfort Mechanical, we have the knowledge and experience to get you the savings you deserve. Call us at 972-420-1700 to learn more about the benefits of insulation and our professional services.

Categories: Insulation

Southern Comfort Mechanical: Paying It Forward

Posted on February 5th, 2013

scmdfwair Growing up in a family of eight on a single income, Jason Fraser was a patient at PediPlace, a Lewisville neighborhood pediatrics office who provide services to Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village and other North Texas children who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid or CHIP benefits.

PediPlace has a simple mission: Making healthcare a reality for every kid. They provide comprehensive and quality medical care at low fees and they do not deny children’s services because of a family’s inability to pay. Included in their services are preventative care, treatments of acute illness, immunizations, health education and an array of other services.

As the owners of Southern Comfort Mechanical, Jason and his wife, Laurie have chosen PediPlace as one of their non-profit organizations to provide air conditioning and heating services to.

“I want to take care of PediPlace because they took care of me when I was a kid,” Jason stated.

Southern Comfort Mechanical provides all air conditioning and heating repairs, as well as preventative maintenance to PediPlace, free of charge.

When speaking to Bob, the director of business operations at PediPlace, he claimed Jason to be a ‘Johnny on the spot’ and also was proud when saying, “Nothing but praise for Jason and his crew.”

Southern Comfort Mechanical is continuing to pay it forward through the month of February, which is National Heart Month. On their website, www.scmdfwair.com is a coupon that can be printed and used with every service call. They will donate $10 to Living for Zachary, a foundation for the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in youth. This gives you an opportunity to help be part of something big!

Categories: Announcements

Easy Heating Maintenance You Can Do at Home

Posted on January 29th, 2013

DIY Heating Maintenance A heating system is a complex assortment of parts and equipment that requires regular attention from an HVAC professional to keep it operating safely and at peak energy efficiency. There are some heating maintenance chores, however, that you can undertake yourself. As a leading Coppell heating company, Southern Comfort Mechanical is pleased to share information about easy DIY heating maintenance tasks.

Change or Clean the Air Filter

A dirty or clogged air filter is a common reason for a heating system repair. Filters not only help keep particulates from entering the air that you breathe but keep matter from clogging up parts and equipment as well. For maximum energy efficiency, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that homeowners change or clean air filters once each month during the heating season or more often as needed.

Check the Fan Belt

A heating system’s blower is powered by an electric motor. If the fan belt connected to the motor loses tension, the blower’s operation slows and energy efficiency is compromised. You can test fan belt tension by pressing on it firmly. If the belts gives way more than 3/4 inches, one of our HVAC experts can adjust the belt to the optimal tension.

Clean Vents, Registers, and Grilles

Dust, pet hair, and grime can impair air flow in heating system return-air grilles and vents, particularly when located on or near the floor. You can remove the registers to clean them or can use attachments to vacuum them.

Inspect Air Ducts

Over time, the heated air that moves through the network of ductwork in your heating system can cause seals to dry out and leak air. According to the EPA, up to 30% of heated air can be lost to leakage. You can check exposed ductwork, such as ducts in crawl spaces, basements, or attics for signs of leaks. An absence of dust on an area can indicate the presence of a leak.

Seasonal maintenance from the HVAC experts at Southern Comfort Mechanical is the most effective way to make sure that your heating system runs efficiently, lasts longer, and needs few repairs. To schedule heating system maintenance, call us today at 972-420-1700.

Categories: Heating

Save Big with a Precision Tune-Up from Southern Comfort Mechanical

Posted on January 17th, 2013

Heating Tune-Up Whether your Flower Mound home is heated by a furnace, a heat pump, or an innovative split ductless heating system, preventative maintenance helps ensure that the system operates at peak efficiency. The more energy efficient your heating system is, the more you’ll save on your monthly utility bills. Just as your car or truck benefits from regular tune-ups, a heating system tune-up helps keeps all the components of your heating system working in sync with each other too. A precision tune-up from the experts at Southern Comfort Mechanical helps your heater work better, last longer, and need fewer repairs.

Adding Up the Savings

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), heating costs account for around 30% of the average American household’s energy expenses. Seasonal tune-ups significantly lower energy consumption and costs. The EPA reports that a well-maintained heat pump, for example, will run at up to 25% better efficiency than one that doesn’t receive the proper care.

Other cost-saving advantages of preventative maintenance include:

Regularly scheduled care for your heater allows our skilled HVAC technicians to detect and resolve problems before they lead to costly repairs.
Because the service life of a well-maintained heating system is extended up to twice as long as neglected heater, you’ll enjoy long-term savings as well.
Our experienced techs may be able to point out cost-effective ways to improve your heater’s efficiency, such as sealing and insulating ductwork.
Neglected systems tend to break down under prolonged operation, often failing when you most need them. Preventative maintenance can save you the expense of an emergency repair.

Get Your Tune-Up Today

As a premier Flower Mound heating company, Southern Comfort Mechanical delivers quality heating system tune-ups that you can count on to keep your family comfortable on a cold winter night. Enrolling in a preventative maintenance agreement from Southern Comfort Mechanical is the most economical way to make sure that your Flower Mound home stays warm and comfy for many seasons to come. Call us today at 972-420-1700 to schedule heater repair service at the time and day most convenient for you.

Categories: Heating System Inspection

Take Advantage of the “Fiscal Cliff Tax Agreement” for Heating and Cooling Units

Posted on January 10th, 2013

Do you have plans for your tax return this year? Take advantage of the ”Fiscal Cliff tax agreement” which has allowed for the extension of the previously expired 25C tax credit which could get you up to 10% of the installed cost of qualifying new, high efficiency heating & cooling equipment, with a maximum credit of $500. And these credits are now retroactive to Jan 2013!

Now is the time to invest in high-efficiency HVAC to take advantage of both the energy savings AND the $500 tax credit when you file in 2013! Call Southern Comfort Mechanical at 972-420-1700 to take advantage of this money saving opportunity! Read more information about the Tax Extension below!

Minimum Efficiency to qualify for Tax Credits:

$300 for Heat Pump System:
Split System: 15 Seer (12.5 EER, 8.5 HSPF)
Package : 14 SEER (12 EER, 8 HSPF)

$300 for Central Air Condioners:

Split System 16 SEER (13 EER)
Package System: 14 SEER (12 EER)
$150 Natural Gas Furnace: 95% AFUE
$50 Efficient Indoor Fan (gas or oil): See specific Tax Law for qualifications

Categories: Air Conditioning